Senators Robin Padilla and Ronald dela Rosa wrongly assert that the China Coast Guard is a civilian force. Padilla's main point: the US should not be in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA, Philippines – An incredulous Senator Robinhood Padilla on Tuesday, September 12, could barely believe what he was hearing from officials of the Department of National Defense , and Philippine Coast Guard : that while the PCG was a uniformed civilian force, its counterpart and rival in the West Philippine Sea, the Chinese Coast Guard , was not.
What Padilla got wrong – and seemingly refused to believe – was that China’s structure was different. The CCG, since 2018, has been under China’s Central Military Commission. It used to be under Beijing’s State Oceanic Administration.
,” he added, presumably referring to the years under former president Rodrigo Duterte, a close ally of Padilla’s. Despite a January 2023 promise of “maturing” ties between China and the Philippines, the situation in the South China Sea has turned difficult. The Philippines has been subject and victim of China’s aggressive moves in the West Philippine Sea. Most recently, under “matured” ties with Marcos, China pointed lasers at, blocked and harassed, and used water cannons against the PCG.
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